* C.R.I.M. news

THE POET KING by Carlos Gomes will have its national premiere on the 22nd of March, in the Cine-Teatro Pax Julia, in Beja. 

This region, where the title character Al-Mu'Tamid is said to have been born, is also one of the main settings of the film.

The screening will be attended by the director Carlos Gomes and the writer Ana Cristina Silva, author of the book “Crónica do Rei Poeta Al-Mu'Tamid”, which inspired the film. Together, they will present THE POET KING and talk to the audience about the life of this historical figure and his legacy.

FRANCISCO PERDIDO by Frederico Mesquita is one of the nominees in the 3rd edition of Prémios Curtas.

The protagonist João Bica is nominated in the category of "Best Performance by a Child" (Melhor Interpretação Infantil).

The winners will be announced on the 5th of April.

VULTOSOS CUMES (Under the Mountains'  Shadow) by Diogo Salgado will have its world premiere in the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam!

The film is a part of the Short & Mid-Length Section of the festival and its premiere will be accompanied  in the presence of the director Diogo Salgado, the actor Francisco Martins, the producers Isabel Machado (CRIM) and Simon Heymans (Octopods Films), and the assistant director Gonçalo Pina. 

VULTOSOS CUMES will be screened thrice in a program of short films titled 'On the Move', which combines stories of past and present migrations, in the following dates:

Saturday, 01/02 - 19H30 - LantarenVenster 5

Sunday, 02/02 - 15H30 - Cinerama 3

Monday, 03/02 - 12H15 - LantarenVenster 6

FRANCISCO PERDIDO by Frederico Mesquita was selected for the 37th Premiers Plans Film Festival, where it will have its International Premiere. 

The film is a part of the European Short Film Competition, where it will compete for the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award.

LUNU BOK, do mar à terra (LUNI BOK, from sea to land) by Lucía Andújar, won the Sound Force Studio Award at the 2024 Porto/Post/Doc's Co-Production Meetings.  

The film, which is currently in development, was highlighted by its sensitive portrayal of the struggles of Senegalese migrants in Portugal.

SALERNO-GOULETTE by Fábio Penela will premiere in the festival Caminhos do Cinema Português!

The film is part of the Seleção Caminhos and will be screened on the 19th of November, followed by a Q&A with the director.

THE POET KING ("O Poeta Rei") by Carlos Gomes will have its european premmiere at the Festival de Cine de Sevilla!

The film is featured as part of the Special Screenings section and will be screened with the presence of the director Carlos Gomes and producer Isabel Machado. 

THE FORTUNATE ONES ("O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas"), written and directed by Jeanne Waltz, will have its spanish premmiere at the Festival de Cine de Sevilla!

The film was selected for the competitive section Alumbramiento, which highlights open and direct cinema with original stories that have yet to be distributed in Spain.

THE POET KING by Carlos Gomes will have its world premiere in the Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival!

The film is a part of the program "Unique Itineraries" - a section of the festival dedicated to personalities who have left their mark in the world, through art and their lives.

THE POET KING will be screened thrice, in the presence of the director Carlos Gomes and the producer Isabel Machado.

VERDADE OU CONSEQUÊNCIA? by Sofia Marques will premiere in portuguese cinemas on the 29th of August!

The film will be one of the pillars of the 10th anniversary program of Cinema Ideal in Lisbon, where it will have several special screenings between August 29th and September 1st, with the presence of the director and Luis Miguel Cintra.

Distribution: Midas Filmes

FRANCISCO PERDIDO by Frederico Mesquito will premiere at the National Competition of the 32nd Curtas Vila do Conde Film Festival.

The film will be a part of the two following screenings:

WEDNESDAY, 17/07 at 8PM - International Competition 8 

SATURDAY, 20/07 at 3PM - National Competition 4 

On Thursday (18/07) at 04:30PM, there will also be the opportunity to find out more about the film's creative process, with the director himself, at the Meeting with Directors International Competition 8 and 9, taking place in the 'Meet the Director's Lounge (3rd Floor)'.

"Vultosos Cumes" by Diogo Salgado has been selected to take part in the Industry Screenings of the 32nd edition of the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival.

With the aim of presenting 8 new Portuguese works looking for world or international premieres, the Industry Screenings are organized in collaboration with the Short Film Agency and are part of the Curtas Pro programme, aimed at the film industry.

The film will be screened on Tuesday, July 16, in a private session for programmers, distributors and other industry professionals.

NÔS DANÇA by Rui Lopes da Silva will have its Asian Premiere at the Shanghai Film Festival!

The film will be screened three times, on the 16th, the 22th and the 23th of April!

Isabel Machado, from *C.R.I.M., was selected by ICA - Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual to represent Portugal at the 25th edition of PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE, an initiative financially supported by the European Union's Creative Europe Media Program and the European national film promotion institutes.

With the aim of fostering international co-productions and new professional networks, the scheduled activities include pitching sessions, social events with the film industry and an extensive promotional campaign, in partnership with international trade magazines, such as Variety and Cineuropa.

After online sessions, the second part of the program is now taking place, from May 16 to 20, at the Cannes Film Festival!

Isabel Machado's participation in this initiative was supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

The third feature film by Jeanne Waltz, O VENTO ASSOBIANDO NAS GRUAS, premieres in Portuguese theatres on the 29th of February! 

An adaptation of Lídia Jorge's novel with the same name, co-produced with Switzerland (BOX Productions) and starring: Rita Cabaço, Milton Lopes, Maria Fortes, Beatriz Batarda, Isabel Muñoz
Cardoso, Clara Maciel, Rúben Garcia, João Lagarto & Romeu Runa.

Special screenings in Cinema Trindade (Porto; 10/02) and Teatro Aveirense (Aveiro; 27/02).  

Distribution: NOS Audiovisuais

O CONCURSO FILHO DO VENTO propõe a edição do novo videoclip do Dino D'Santiago através de imagens do filme de Jeanne Waltz "O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas" (com estreia marcada a 29 de Fevereiro de 2024).

Desperta a tua criatividade e une a música original "Filho do Vento" com a magia cinematográfica das imagens de Jeanne Waltz!

As inscrições fecharam no dia 10 de Fevereiro.
Entrega a tua montagem original até 18 de Fevereiro para poderes ganhar 1000€, um encontro com o Dino D'Santiago e bilhetes para assistir ao filme!

THE FORTUNATE ONES by Jeanne Waltz is one of the seven nominees for the Prix de Soleure, awarded during the Solothurn Film Festival, in Switzerland.

Recognized for being one of the most prestigious film festivals of the country, it annually highlights feature films with humanist themes and captivating narratives, addressed in engaging and innovative ways.

The film will premiere on the 20th of January, followed by a second screening on the 23rd, both accompanied by the director Jeanne Waltz.

The documentary "Truth or Dare?", directed by Sofia Marques, was selected for Porto/Post/Doc! The film is programmed in the competitive section Cinema Falado and will be exhibited in Batalha Centro de Cinema. 

19 NOV | 19H00 | SALA 1

24 NOV | 21H00 | SALA 2

"The Fortunate Ones" (original title: "O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas"), written and directed by Jeanne Waltz, premieres in the 7th of October in Mill Valley Film Festival, in the United States of America.

The film is an adaptation of Lídia Jorge's novel "O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas" and stars Rita Cabaço as the protagonist Milene and Milton Lopes as Antonino.

"Truth or Dare?" (original title: Verdade ou Consequência?), directed by Sofia Marques and featuring Luis Miguel Cintra, will have its first exhibition in the Serralves Foundation, on the 12th of September, at 22:00. The official world premiere will be in Doclisboa International Film Festival, on the 22th of October, at 16H45!

Theatre is life, as movement is life. In "Truth or Dare?", Sofia Marques sets off in search of her friend and actor Luis Miguel Cintra; and Cintra is in search of himself, both excavating the matter and memory of theatre, the matter and memory of life. At home surrounded by statuary and by his Porto, by the sea and in Spain where he was born, on a stage of light and shadow, in the films of Manoel de Oliveira or in the poems of Ruy Belo.

poster by Sara Vicente

4.05.2023 - 19h00

6.05.2023 - 16h30

Cinema S. Jorge - Sala Manoel de Oliveira

National Competition

Anabela Moreira won the 2022 SPA Award for Best Actress in Film, for the role of Josefina in David Bonneville's "The Last Bath". 

Congratulations, Anabela!

Anabela Moreira wins this year's Best Actress Award at the 2022 Florence International Film Festival, for her leading performance as Josefina in "O ÚLTIMO BANHO". This is just one of the many accolades the actress has accumulated for her work in David Bonneville's debut film.  

Congratulations, Anabela!

The film also received an Honorable Mention Prize, awarded by the jury Silvia Novak. 

16.11.22

Martim Canavarro was one of the big winners of Fundação GDA’s 2022 Awards for Film Actors, taking home the New Talent prize for his role as Alexandre in “O Último Banho”. In his speech, the actor thanked the film’s director, David Bonneville, as well as the whole team and his co-star Anabela Moreira for all their help and faith in his work.

Congratulations, Martim!

©Tomás Monteiro

4.11.22

"SOA", directed by Raquel Castro, was one of the winners of Netflix's joint open call with the Academia Portuguesa de Cinema, whose goal was to promote and support feature films made by portuguese women directors, scriptwriters and producers.

"SOA" is now streaming worldwide on Netflix!

3.10.22

In the 26^th edition of the Globos de Ouro, organized by SIC and CARAS, Anabela Moreira was the great winner of the award for Best Actress in the Film Category. She was nominated for her amazing performance as the novice Josefina in David Bonneville’s “O Último Banho”.  

Congratulations, Anabela!

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Thank you Academia Portuguesa de Cinema and congratulations to the whole team and all our partners!

Congratulations to the whole TEAM! Thank YOU!

Premiere at Cinema Florin Piersic 24th of July 2021 · 18h

with the director David Bonneville and the actress Margarida Moreira

@ Santa Maria da Feira Luso-Brazilian Film Festival

Congratulations DAVID BONNEVILLE and ANABELA MOREIRA. Thanks to the whole team and to this Festival that we love to be part of.

Since the 1st of July 2021:

Cinemas NOS Amoreiras Lisboa
UCI El Corte Inglês Lisboa
Cinema Trindade Porto

Cinemas NOS Alameda Porto
UCI Arrábida Gaia
Cineplace Rio Sul Seixal
Cineplace Loures Shopping
Cineplace Leiria Shopping
Cinemas NOS Oeiras Parque
Cinemas NOS Alma Shopping Coimbra

Cineplace Nova Arcada Braga
Cineplace Algarve Shopping Albufeira

O ÚLTIMO BANHO

by David Bonneville

4.2.2021 - 14h00 - online

THE LAST BATH

by David Bonneville

01.11.2020 - 11h15 - TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Screen 7
04.11.2020 - 11h05 -  TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Screen 9

SOA

by Raquel Castro

IndieMusic
3/9/2020 - 18h45

CULTURGEST Grande Auditório